At our London meeting on 27 April, science broadcaster and author Dallas Campbell looks to the future and foresees the day when ordinary people will be able to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong.

Comet Iwamoto is still high in the evening sky, but if you’re hoping to see a blazing object with a fine tail, you will be disappointed. As our previous story points out, this is an object best treated as a visitor to our skies, on a par with many deep-sky objects but more suited to those with a good working knowledge of the sky. Read more

Comets get people excited, and even a faint one provides a new target for us to search for. Comet Iwamoto promises to be just such a comet, a fleeting visitor to our skies that will prove a challenge to many people, but with the great advantage that it’s accessible at a good time in the evening and high up in the sky, in Leo. Read more